Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Japanese Garden, Koh Tao
25 January, 2014
- Team Leader
- Emma Conchione
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
10.06622, 99.821777
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Japanese Garden, Koh Tao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sunshine Divers
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 25 January, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.06622
Longitude: 99.821777
- Weather Conditions
-
windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 800 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 11 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| small fishing nets | 2 |
Additional Information
fishing nets
fishing ropes, because its one of the main divesites of koh tao
Comments and Feedback
The clean up dive was in association with the local Save Koh Tao community. 6 other dive centers were on the location as well.
